{"id":251435,"date":"2026-05-14T05:26:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T09:26:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/?p=251435"},"modified":"2026-05-14T11:02:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T15:02:45","slug":"improved-digital-platform-for-verifying-mobiles-before-buying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/2026\/05\/14\/improved-digital-platform-for-verifying-mobiles-before-buying\/","title":{"rendered":"Improved digital platform for verifying mobiles before buying"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Servicio-Digital-Policia-Nacional-Verificar-Celulares-MIP.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-251546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Servicio-Digital-Policia-Nacional-Verificar-Celulares-MIP.png 600w, https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Servicio-Digital-Policia-Nacional-Verificar-Celulares-MIP-300x187.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>During the Tuesday, 12 May 2026 press conference, Minister of Interior &amp; Police Faride Raful announced new measures aimed at curbing mobile phone theft. In a strategic move to discourage and dismantle the illicit resale market, Minister Raful announced the launch of a new digital verification and certification service. The platform allows citizens to instantly validate whether a mobile device has been reported stolen before finalizing a purchase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The announcement followed a meeting of the Citizenship Security Plan, chaired by Vice President Raquel Pe\u00f1a. The initiative is a collaborative effort between the National Police, the Dominican Telecommunications Institute (Indotel) and private telecommunications providers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Digital tracking and IMEI validation<br>The digital tool, accessible via the official websites of the National Police and the Ministry of Interior and Police, focuses on the validation of the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis task force has designed several plans to make the theft and reinsertion of mobile phones into the system less attractive,\u201d Raful stated. \u201cWith this platform, we provide everyone the ability to validate a phone&#8217;s IMEI without needing to visit a physical location.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While a physical verification center has operated at Plaza Central since 2025, this new digital integration connects directly with the databases of Indotel and service providers. The system automatically issues positive or negative certifications. In the event of a &#8220;flagged&#8221; device, the system triggers an alert to specialized criminal units to facilitate tracking and investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the press conference, Minister Raful also provided an update on national security indicators, reporting a &#8220;sustained reduction&#8221; in the accumulated homicide rate. The homicide rate has declined to 7.34 so far this May 2026, compared to 8.4 in May 2025 and 10.05 in May 2024. Raful took on the position in August 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Raful emphasized that while general robbery reports are trending downward, it remains vital for citizens to formalize complaints through police stations or the National Police web platform to ensure data accuracy and effective law enforcement response.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more in Spanish:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/mip.gob.do\/fuerza-de-tarea-activa-servicio-digital-de-la-policia-nacional-para-verificar-celulares-robados\/\">Ministry of Interior &amp; Police <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>14 May 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During the Tuesday, 12 May 2026 press conference, Minister of Interior &amp; Police Faride Raful announced new measures aimed at curbing mobile phone theft. In a strategic move to discourage and dismantle the illicit resale market, Minister Raful announced the launch of a new digital verification and certification service. The platform allows citizens to instantly &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/2026\/05\/14\/improved-digital-platform-for-verifying-mobiles-before-buying\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[340,3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251435"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=251435"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251435\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":251547,"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251435\/revisions\/251547"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=251435"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=251435"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=251435"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}